IRS Issues Proposed Rules on Benefits, Tax Status
The Internal Revenue Service has released proposed regulations designed to explain when it should revoke the tax exemption of a charity whose officials were already in trouble for receiving excessive benefits from the organization. In 1996, the federal government enacted a law that gave the IRS the…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
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Vacation-Gift Program to Help Relief Charities
Commissioner of Internal Revenue Mark W. Everson is urging charities that help Hurricane Katrina victims to encourage companies to promote an unusual effort that allows employees to use their vacation days to benefit relief groups. The Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department announced that…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
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The following awards have been presented for work in advocacy, fund raising, nonprofit leadership, philanthropy, and other areas. Community development. Ashoka (Arlington, Va.) has announced the three winners of its Changemakers Innovation Award Competition on How to Build a More Ethical Society,…
The Challenges of the Hurricane: the Red Cross CEO’s View
Even before Hurricane Rita, the American Red Cross was in the midst of what its leader calls “an epic ALSO SEE:Special Report: Hurricane Relief response” in the Gulf Coast. “There’s no other word to describe it,” says Marsha J. Evans, who since 2002 has served as the charity’s president. “It is the…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Benefit Concerts Raise Millions for Katrina’s Victims
The music industry has responded to Hurricane Katrina with a flurry of fund-raising concerts that ALSO SEE:Special Report: Hurricane Relief industry observers say is unprecedented. Beginning with the “Shelter From the Storm” event, broadcast on 26 television networks September 9, musicians from…
By Harvy Lipman
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Charities Large and Small Carve Out Niches in Katrina Response
Everything about Hurricane Katrina has been huge -- its fury, its devastation, and the ALSO SEE:Special Report: Hurricane Relief relief effort in its wake. America’s biggest charities, such as the American Red Cross and the Salvation Army, have mobilized massive efforts to help survivors. At the…
By Debra E. Blum
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Recent Gifts and Grants for Katrina Relief Efforts: a Sampling
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Leader of New Orleans United Way Seeks to Rebuild His Hometown
For G. Gary Ostroske, president of the United Way for the Greater New Orleans Area, Hurricane Katrina and ALSO SEE:Special Report: Hurricane Relief its aftermath have been a harrowing experience. The deadly storm displaced his staff members to cities as distant as Flint, Mich., and forced him to…
By Ian Wilhelm
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Private Donations: How Much Has Been Raised and How It Will Be Spent
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More Than $1.2-Billion Raised for Katrina Victims
Americans have given more than $1.2-billion to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina. The donations now nearly ALSO SEE:Special Report: Hurricane Relief match the $1.3-billion that American charities raised to provide relief aid after the South Asian tsunamis. The pace of giving continues to be…
By nicole lewis
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After the Hurricane, Online Charity Scams Grow in Number and Sophistication
Hurricane Katrina has unleashed a greater number of online con artists circulating bogus charity ALSO SEE:Special Report: Hurricane Relief appeals than did last year’s tsunamis or the 2001 terrorist attacks, and the scams have become increasingly sophisticated, according to federal officials who…
By Holly Hall
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New Tax Breaks for Hurricane Relief Efforts Fall Short, Critics Say
Washington Congress last week passed several tax breaks designed to encourage donors to give to hurricane-relief efforts. But many nonprofit ALSO SEE:Special Report: Hurricane Relief leaders were frustrated that the measure did not include provisions that might do more to help charities raise…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
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Black groups, critical of slow response to Katrina, vow to strengthen their own charitable effortsThe wrenching images of Hurricane Katrina’s black victims -- stranded on roofs, trapped in the New Orleans ALSO SEE:Special Report: Hurricane Relief Superdome without food or water, separated from…
By SUZANNE PERRY
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Charity leaders voice mixed views as Red Cross collects vast majority of Katrina contributionsThe American Red Cross has put a price tag on what it expects to spend providing relief to Hurricane Katrina victims: $2-billion. If the charity is ALSO SEE:Special Report: Hurricane Relief successful in…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
How the Chronicle Conducted Its Annual Survey of Pay at Big Nonprofit Groups
The Chronicle‘s 13th annual salary survey examines what the nation’s largest nonprofit organizations pay their top officials. This year’s survey gathered data from 313 charities and foundations. The organizations asked to participate in the survey are those that ranked highest in their categories…
By Leah Kerkman
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